Dan Morrissey reflects on narrow margins in year the drive for five hit a speed bump
Limerick full back Dan Morrissey expecting manager John Kiely to stay on for a ninth year
Limerick GAA
The hurling year in review: O’Donnell leads the way for Clare in season sprinkled with magic
The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by our writers
Hurling season gets a ‘grand opera of a finale’
A game full of mesmerising chaos and staggering twists in Croke Park; disappointment for Shane Lowry; and a heat check for Rhasidat Adeleke
Joe Canning: Cork deserved their win, but this Limerick team is far from finished
Limerick will win more All-Irelands as long as John Kiely and Paul Kinnerk don’t walk away
Tactical analysis: Cork’s space invaders manage to find chinks in Limerick armour
Cork’s puck-out strategy was key to their plan, while Clare’s bold man-for-man approach eventually paid off
Limerick’s forever heroes fall short of history - but they’ll be back
The Weekend that Was: Young age profile combined with rising stars should ensure that Sunday’s defeat was a mere blip
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Cork’s sheer bolshie bloody-mindedness won the day
The Rebels managed to match Limerick on vital metrics; Clare redress their history; Is the handpass now unreffable?
Ten pictures that show how Cork stopped Limerick’s bid for hurling history while creating some of their own
A look back at the images which defined the Rebel County’s upset of the All-Ireland champions who were gunning for five in a row
For Cork to bring Limerick’s five-in-a-row odyssey to an end, only an epic like this would do
John Kiely: ‘We haven’t tasted defeat very often. But any time we have, it has tasted very sour.’
The Schemozzle: Trust Kilkenny to make pundits look silly
Davy Fitzgerald rumours give Galway fans something to chew on; and remembering John O’Mahony’s commitment to excellence
Brian Hayes is the point of difference Cork needed to halt Limerick’s march
This year, everything came together for Hayes: the finishing, the ball-winning, the finesse, the confidence, the power
Cork boss Pat Ryan says job is not complete until Liam MacCarthy is back on Leeside
‘If you’re a Cork man, you have to win an All-Ireland, simple as that’
‘We have no regrets’: John Kiely says Limerick ‘left no stone unturned’ this summer
Manager says players were not burdened by the historic attempt at a five-in-a-row
Cork erupt into the big time to shatter Limerick dreams of five-in-a-row
Outsiders find their best form to outpace and outscore the four-time champions in Croke Park thriller
FT Cork 1-28 Limerick 0-29 as it happened: All-Ireland hurling semi-final
Rebels end Limerick’s quest for five in a row after entertaining semi-final at Croke Park
Rebel project paused and shaped by Limerick’s hurling lessons
Chastening days in Croke Park at Limerick’s hands have shaped Cork’s recent development
Nicky English: There was method behind the magic Cork conjured to beat Limerick
Some crucial wides cost Limerick, but this win was built on a brilliant defensive display from Cork, led by their goalkeeper Patrick Collins
All-Ireland hurling semi-final previews: Throw-in times, TV details and more
Cork desperate to reignite the spirit of Páirc Uí Chaoimh but it looks a different Limerick this time around
Nicky English: Kilkenny and Limerick still look best bets to meet in another hurling final
Clare need to make most of any period of supremacy while Cork seem to have lost Munster momentum
Joe Canning: Clare are in the last-chance saloon if this team is to win an All-Ireland
I can’t see Cork catching Limerick again while it’s last chance saloon for this Clare team if they are going to win an All-Ireland
Darragh Fitzgibbon pleased that Rebel legend Horgan has silenced his critics
Cork’s Darragh Fitzgibbon tips his hat to the Rebels’ long-serving top scorer Pat Horgan in advance of eagerly-awaited All-Ireland semi-final against Limerick
Shane Kingston and Cork braced for the toughest of Croke Park assignments
Cork beat Limerick in May and must now repeat the feat at HQ if they are to end the champions’ drive for an unprecedented five-in-a-row of All-Ireland hurling titles
Limerick and Cork’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final set for sold out Croke Park
Only tickets for Hill 16 or the Nally Terrace remain available to the public with a capacity crowd of 82,300 expected
Fenton and Cork daring to dream of an end to All-Ireland famine
Three-time All-Ireland winner John Fenton says the almost 20-year wait for an All-Ireland since 2005 has been hard to take in hurling-mad Cork
Joe Canning: Clare’s poor free-taking and lack of ruthlessness led to their defeat against Limerick
Brian Lohan’s half-back line were virtually non-existent while Limerick’s were influential in the Munster final
Seán Moran: Limerick move within two steps of history - it is inevitable to compare their progress with Dublin’s
Jim Gavin’s five-in-a-row team have similarities and differences with their would-be emulators
Tactical breakdown: Limerick control the zones, while Mullen runs the show for Kilkenny
The Munster champions obliterated Clare on long deliveries, while Dublin found themselves struggling to answer positional questions from the Cats
Five things we learned from the weekend: GAA must take responsibility for crazy scheduling of hurling matches
Limerick power on; TJ Reid closes in on magical 700 mark; how Gearoid Hegarty got his groove back; Kerry’s revenge best served very cold
Mary Hannigan: No superlatives remaining for Irish athletes in Rome
Rhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr all go again after gold medal success; Limerick hurlers make more history
Tailteann Cup draw: Kildare to meet Laois at quarter-final stage
An all Ulster contest is set to take place with Fermanagh to meet Antrim while Down will host Limerick
No room for argument this time as Limerick make it six of the best
No doubting Limerick's superiority as they set a new provincial record
Nicky English: Remarkable Limerick win sadly unremarkable contest to close in on All-Ireland
Impressive Limerick reach semi-finals along with Kilkenny who again left Dublin looking inept
Limerick’s troubled past drifts further away as John Kiely’s men set the standard again
Limerick brought everything they depend on: power, efficiency, aerial dominance, baldheaded aggression
Limerick again the masters in Munster as wasteful Clare fall short
Champions looked in control of the game throughout and set new record with six provincial titles in a row
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